Music by Claudio Monteverdi, Jean-Baptiste Senaillé, Georg Philipp Telemann and others.
By the end of the 16th century at the latest, affect had become an indispensable component of music. Christoph Bernhard, a music theorist and composer, coined the term 'Stylus Luxurians' to describe this creative device, which was also prevalent in the Baroque period and characterised by theatricality and intense emotional expression. Ensemble Astrum researches, experiments and creates. In their programme 'Und es ward Licht' ('And there was light'), the trio of artists led by the award-winning Salzburg recorder player Felix Gutschi and the Dutch soprano Noëlle Drost explore 'Stylus Luxurians', taking the audience on an emotional journey through the Renaissance, Baroque and early classical periods.
